A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors for an extended time (Trevor Williams, Alen Hanson, Jose Osuna), or loses his prospect eligibility, he will be removed from this list. Everyone below him will be shifted up a spot, and a new player will be added to the bottom of the list. If a player is out for the season, he will be removed and everyone below him will move up a spot. Removing these guys doesn’t mean they have lost prospect status. It is just an attempt to get more active prospects on the list. Rankings are from the 2017 Prospect Guide, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.
1. Austin Meadows, CF, Indianapolis -[insert_php]
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2. Mitch Keller, RHP, Bradenton – [insert_php]
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3. Kevin Newman, SS, Altoona – [insert_php]
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4. Cole Tucker, SS, Bradenton – [insert_php]
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5. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, Bradenton -[insert_php]
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6. Will Craig, 3B, Bradenton – [insert_php]
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7. Taylor Hearn, LHP, Bradenton – [insert_php]
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8. Gage Hinsz, RHP, Bradenton – [insert_php]
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9. Nick Kingham, RHP, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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10. Steven Brault, LHP, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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11. Clay Holmes, RHP, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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12. Braeden Ogle, LHP, Extended Spring Training – [insert_php]
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13. Max Kranick, RHP, Extended Spring Training – [insert_php]
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14. Elias Diaz, C, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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15. Edgar Santana, RHP, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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16. Luis Escobar, RHP, West Virginia – [insert_php]
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17. Dovydas Neverauskas, RHP, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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18. Yeudy Garcia, RHP, Altoona -[insert_php]
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19. Kevin Kramer, 2B, Altoona -[insert_php]
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20. Tyler Eppler, RHP, Indianapolis -[insert_php]
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21. Stephen Alemais, SS, West Virginia – [insert_php]
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22. Brandon Waddell, LHP, Altoona – [insert_php]
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23. Travis MacGregor, RHP, Extended Spring Training – [insert_php]
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24. Barrett Barnes, LF, Indianapolis -[insert_php]
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25. Max Moroff, 2B, Indianapolis -[insert_php]
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26. Eric Wood, 3B, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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27. J.T. Brubaker, RHP, Altoona – [insert_php]
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28. Chris Bostick, INF/OF, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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29. Connor Joe, 3B, Altoona – [insert_php]
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30. Pat Light, RHP, Indianapolis – [insert_php]
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Nick Kingham made his first start for Indianapolis since May 6, 2015 on Wednesday night. Kingham topped out at Altoona last year during his return from Tommy John surgery. This season he injured his ankle on mid-March and began the year in Extended Spring Training. He threw five shutout innings in his season debut for Bradenton last week, then joined Indianapolis for this start.
Kingham went 5.2 innings and 95 pitches in this game. He threw 61 of those pitches for strikes and allowed two runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out four batters. Most of the damage came in the fourth inning when he allowed an infield single, followed by three straight hits with two outs, scoring both runs. Each inning included at least one base runner. It’s not a bad outing considering how long it’s been since he pitched at this level and it’s also the first time he went longer than five innings (He also had a five inning outing in Extended ST).
Indianapolis won 8-4 as both Max Moroff and Eric Wood hit two homers in the games. That’s 12 for Moroff, who never hit more than eight in a season before this year. Wood now has five homers this year. Both players also drew two walks in the game. Austin Meadows went 1-for-4 with a single, walk and run scored. Chris Bostick had two hits and a walk. He is now 15-for-27 in six games since being sent down by the Pirates. Barrett Barnes went 1-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base. He is 3-for-17 with seven strikeouts in four games since returning from his Spring Training hamstring injury.
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Altoona won 8-6 as Austin Coley had another solid outing and Kevin Kramer extended his season-long on base streak to 32 games. He hit his 13th double of the season in the fourth inning to extend the streak. Jordan Luplow hit his seventh homer of the season in the ninth inning, giving Altoona the lead. Montana DuRapau pitched a scoreless ninth for the save.
Coley went six innings, allowing three runs on three hits and three walks, with four strikeouts. He has now made six starts this season despite the fact he was supposed to begin the season in the bullpen. Coley has a 3.06 ERA in 35.1 innings. Jared Lakind allowed three runs in his only inning to give him an 8.04 ERA, while Buddy Borden pitched a scoreless eighth and has not allowed an earned run in 18.1 innings.
Connor Joe had two triples in this game, giving him three on the year. Wyatt Mathisen also had two hits. Kevin Newman went 2-for-5, giving him a .258 average on the season. He went 7-for-37 (.189) in his previous ten games. Edwin Espinal went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. He’s batting .336 on the season. Kramer now has a .361 average.
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Taylor Hearn pitched in relief last week, staying on his normal schedule by following Nick Kingham during his rehab start. So this was the first start for Hearn since he went 6.2 innings back on May 6th. He looked very good for three innings in this game before things fell apart in the fourth. In the first three frames, Hearn gave up one hit, one walk and hit a batter. In the fourth inning he walked two batters and allowed four singles, all described as line drives in the boxscore. Four runs scored and he left two runners on base, which were stranded when Yunior Montero came on and struck out two batters. Hearn threw 30 pitches in the fourth after using 46 in the first three innings combined. He struck out five batters, giving him 47 strikeouts in 37.1 innings.
Yunior Montero had an outing similar to Hearn, where it started off strong and ended in a disaster. The Marauders tried to extend him in this outing and it was a bad idea. He breezed through 2.2 innings, striking out six batters. Montero came out for the seventh inning and all five batters he faced reached base. Three scored while he was in the game, then Jess Amedee allowed both inherited runners to scored, saddling Montero with the loss in the 9-8 ballgame. Montero has 39 strikeouts in 21 innings this season.
Cole Tucker extended his on base streak to 24 games, going 1-for-5 with a triple. The triple was his fourth of the season and set a new career high for Tucker. Will Craig homered for the third time this season and also singled later in the game. Logan Hill drove in two runs with his tenth homer of the season. Both Mitchell Tolman and Ke’Bryan Hayes scored two runs without collecting a hit. John Bormann drove in two runs with a single.
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West Virginia has off today
